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「東海道五十三次 日本橋」
DEACESSIONED October 25, 2012
Nihonbashi, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi), also known as the Kyôka Tôkaidô
「東海道五十三次 日本橋」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal chûban; about 19.1 × 25.4 cm (7 1/2 × 10 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45676
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 236, horizontal chûban #24.01
DescriptionNo. 1 in the series.
MFA impressions: 06.829.1, *11.45676 (deaccessioned in 2012), 21.9109
MFA impressions: 06.829.1, *11.45676 (deaccessioned in 2012), 21.9109
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
InscriptionsPoem by Anoya Yukihisa: Nihonbashi/ tada hitosuji ni/ miyako made/ tôkute chikaki/ harugasumi kana
日本橋たヾ一すぢに都まで遠くて近きはるがすみかな あのや幸久
日本橋たヾ一すぢに都まで遠くて近きはるがすみかな あのや幸久
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.